tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286080055976492536.post2207230409375366974..comments2023-08-15T06:14:45.365-05:00Comments on 2 Peas in the Pod: The ripple effect...Brooke Simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13586889706558409311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286080055976492536.post-14904464803441996142011-03-01T16:56:02.840-06:002011-03-01T16:56:02.840-06:00So true. I find myself having to remind some of th...So true. I find myself having to remind some of the people in my life that I've been through quite a lot and I'm not always up to handling things the way I used to. Seems like it shouldn't even have to be said, but life goes on and people seem to lose perspective.<br /><br />I was widowed in 2010, too. This is my first visit to your blog. :)Joannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286080055976492536.post-12817629075708207792011-02-23T21:52:33.348-06:002011-02-23T21:52:33.348-06:00I loved what you said...all of it, it's so tru...I loved what you said...all of it, it's so true. For me, it was interesting to see what friends stepped up a notch and which friends disappeared. Some expected, some surprises. <br />I moved to a new town and started a "new life". I'm so glad I did but not that I wouldn't trade my married life for it. I no longer hang out with my married friends, even the ones that knew my LH. If he was the connected between us and another family, I do not have any contact with them anymore. I didn't think this would happen, with all the people at the funeral saying they would help with the legacy, etc. <br />So, it leaves me to hang out with my single friends, most of whom have never been married. But, I can't fully identify with them because they don't have kids, I can't pick up and go meet them for happy hour, a quick trip without making some big arrangements first. We are in the middle of those two worlds and I can't find another in my town with similar life experiences. <br />As a side note from another one of your blogs, I attended a widow's group at my church, only to find out I am the youngest by 30+ years. I didn't think I was going to go back, but now I decided to help this group of women and am having a fun time doing it. In my widowhood, I have lost the ability to help people because I am "stuck" with my kids. Helping this group of women has helped me bring out a part of the person I used to be and missed over the last 3 years.Jodi Gnoreply@blogger.com